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| Laid down | 24th April 1899 |
| Launched | 5th March 1901 |
| Completed | 13th January 1901 |
| Commissioned | N/A |
| Fate | Sunk: 2nd October 1917 |
| Builders | HM Dockyard, Pembroke United Kingdom |
| Complement | 900 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 14150 tons max |
| Dimensions | 533' 6" x 71' 4" |
| Draught | 26' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 2 x 9.2" (2 x 1) |
| Secondary guns | 16 x 6" (16 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | 2 x 18" submerged |
| Other weapons | 14 x 12pdr 3 x 3pdr |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 2" - 6" Deck: 1" - 2.5" Bulkheads: 5" C.T.: 12" Turrets: 6" Casemates: 2" - 5" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 43 x Belleville boilers 2 x 4 cyl. triple expansion |
| Power output | 30000ihp |
| Speed | 23kts |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | N/A |
| Fuel | 2500 tons coal |
Drake spent most of her career with the Channel Fleet until 1914. She was torpedoed by U79 off Northern Ireland.
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